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Fall Fashion Finds and My Take on this New Influencer Landscape

9.27.2018

The title of "influencer" on social media can take so many shapes, and it's actually kind of hard to narrow down a definition for the term. It definitely covers a variety of subjects, or niches, so it's kind of a catch-all term that encompasses lots more than just fashion bloggers (where I would consider my niche to be). While I'm considered by a few people to be an influencer, I have mixed feelings about the term. On one hand, I'm totally flattered that some people trust me to guide them in the direction of what they should shop for, and I honestly try to showcase good quality and affordable pieces on my blog, and also to share my honest opinions of the items I purchase and the stores that I buy from. On the other hand, the term "influencer" seems to carry with it a lot of responsibility, and I would never want anyone to think that they need to purchase something I'm sharing, or to make someone feel inferior just because of some purchases I've made, or some perfectly lit pictures that I took on the weekend, when I had a few moments to actually get ready.

The truth is, I'm usually running around SO tired with very little makeup on, wearing Mom-jeans and a t-shirt. My life isn't the perfectly lit pictures that I try to capture for my blog and instagram (even those aren't always looking as good as I'd want them to! haha). My kids are usually wrecking my house, and my life is rarely as put-together as it may seem on social media. I think it's important to share these aspects of our lives, though. There's a reason that I don't do "insta-stories" very often, and that's because I feel like I don't have much to capture in the day-to-day, which often consist of driving Lorelai to and from school, playing with my kids, running errands, typing out blog posts, struggling with nap-times, cleaning up toys, and maybe cooking dinner, before I put the kids to bed and just collapse for the day. (I know some Moms just share their days of them doing those things, but I dunno... I just feel like most people would rather not come along for our ride. haha!)

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What is the point of all this influencer and social media talk today? I guess my point is that no one is perfect, and to encourage you not to let peoples' instagrams make you feel inadequate, for any reason. Always remember that they're showcasing their best self for social media, and we're all just trying to create beautiful content to inspire each other. I know that beautiful content is what I want to see. It inspires us all, and makes us happy. We just have to be careful to reflect well, be introspective, and realize if something is no longer inspiring us, but creating feelings of jealousy or inadequacy. I hope you take the time to do that, and please let me know if I can do anything to help foster those feelings. I'd love to talk! Thank you so much for reading, today, and I hope you have a lovely Thursday!

Jessica

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such an inspiring post, Jessica! I love it when bloggers get real! I really agree with you on everything you wrote. I try to create great contents on my social media accounts because I want them to be great but that doesn't mean that my life is all about it. I am glad you post this because it reminds me that everyone else too has another life beside social media, and it's interesting xhave a lovely day!

Couldn't agree more with this post. I think it's so important to remind people that instagram, as well as all other social media, is everyones 'highlight reel' -- all the glamour, and rarely the REAL day to day stuff.

PS your fall outfit is amazing! love the fray on the bottom of the jeans.xo, alliewww.champagne-tuesdays.com

Great post! I enjoy reading it and I really like it because you are honest about your life and influencer title. I love your photos, blog posts, your style and just keep going with publishing new posts.

I couldn't agree more with everything that you said! It's always lovely to know that what people show on Instagram is just the highlights, and that we all experience similar things in life. I feel the same way too about Instagram stories sometimes, but I always find the ones I love watching are just showing what they do day to day. Keep up the amazing work with your blog! I always enjoying reading your posts, and you have great style.